Neelam Saxena Chandra | |
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![]() Neelam Saxena | |
Born | Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | 27 June 1969
Occupation | Writer, author, bureaucrat |
Language | English, Hindi |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Hislop College |
Genre | Poetry, fiction |
Notable awards | Radio City Freedom Awards |
Spouse | Prafulla Chandra |
Children | Simran Chandra |
Website | |
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Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 27 June 1969) is an Indian poet and author. [1] [2] She has written novels, short stories, children's stories, and poetry in English and Hindi.
Chandra has authored four novels, a novella, five collections of short stories, 25 collections of poetry, and 10 books for children. She has received several awards including the "Rabindranath Tagore International Award" in 2014. [3] [4] [5] [6] given by Xpress Publications. She was awarded a prize in a poetry contest organized by the Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai, on the topic Poetry for Social Change. [7] The song Mere Sajan Sun Sun, for which she was the lyricist [8] won a 'Popular Choice Award' in the Folk Fusion category at the Radio City Freedom Awards. [9] [10] [1] She was shortlisted for the IPR Annual Award 2020. [11]
She is an IES Officer (1992 batch), and has also served as Joint Secretary of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). [12] [13] [14] She served as Executive Director of Pune Metro [15] and now serves as Assistant Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) of Pune Division.